Just joined us? Jump in where you are. Don't feel you have to catch up, or to go back and start at the beginning. Just work on today's assignment. For more information about the challenge, read this post.

TODAY'S 15-MINUTE CHALLENGE

Write about your name.

Some thoughts: How did your parents come to name you? Is there a story attached to your name? Does it have a meaning? How do you feel about your name? Do you wish you had a different name?

IN A NUTSHELL

Don't like today's topic? Not everything in the challenge will fit your life or circumstances. Pick something else from the archive, this question list, or write more on something you wrote earlier.

Don't judge yourself. Don't edit. Just write. You will edit later. Now it's just about getting it down, for your eyes only.

If you want to keep going after the 15 minutes are up, go for it!

Have a question or challenge or triumph to share? Feel free to comment below.

Writing a memoir or autobiography is a daunting, overwhelming task, one that requires hours/days/years of uninterrupted time. Not to mention a degree in English. And a trust fund so you can quit your day job.

Wait, but...NO!.

It doesn't have to be that way. Writing a story can be really quite simple, like washing your hair. Three simple steps: Lather, rinse, repeat.